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Ukraine ceasefire deal looks like a Russian wishlist tied with a US bow

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      Russia and the US agreed to develop measures to implement the agreements of the presidents of the two countries to ban strikes on Russian and Ukrainian energy facilities,
      CNA
      it said
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      Sergey Lavrov
      We are for the resumption of the Black Sea initiative in some form more acceptable to all,
      The Washington Post
      Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Russian state television,
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      Looks like another nod to Moscow,
      The Washington Post
      Sizov wrote on X,
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      Volodymyr Zelenskyy
      We believe that would weaken our position and the sanctions regime,
      The Washington Post
      Zelensky said at a news conference
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      This includes connecting Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT,
      The Washington Post
      the Kremlin added, referring to the global payment system based in Belgium
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      De facto, Ukraine is worse off” with the new provisions
      The Washington Post
      He added
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      The ‘Russian art of the deal’ is selling Russian demands as Russian concessions to the Americans, and then demand sanctions relief on top,
      Guardian
      wrote Dr Janis Kluge, a researcher who focuses on the Russian economy at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, a thinktank
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      Volodymyr Zelenskyy
      This wasn’t in the agenda before the meeting,
      Guardian
      Zelenskyy said on Tuesday
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      Dmitry Peskov
      There is an understanding that the contacts will continue, but there is nothing concrete at the moment,
      HuffPost
      Peskov said
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      Dmitry Peskov
      We’re talking about technical negotiations, negotiations with immersion in details,
      HuffPost
      Peskov said
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      Zelenskyy confirms his inability to observe agreements and makes it impossible for outside guarantors of any potential agreements to control him,
      HuffPost
      the ministry said
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      Grigory Karasin
      We were at it all day from morning until late at night,
      HuffPost
      Karasin was quoted by the agency as saying on Tuesday
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      Russia will need clear guarantees when resuming the Black Sea initiative, which can only be achieved on Washington’s orders to [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky,
      The Moscow Times
      Lavrov said
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      Dmitry Peskov
      It’s now a matter of technical negotiations,
      The Moscow Times
      Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters
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      Sergey Lavrov
      We want the grain and fertilizer market to be predictable, so that no one tries to 'dissuade' us from it,
      Newsmax
      said Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
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      Dmitry Peskov
      But, if you remember, its previous version had a fairly large share of commitments to our country that were not fulfilled last time. So this will also be on the agenda today,
      Ukrainska Pravda
      Peskov said
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      It was President Trump's proposal, and President Putin agreed to it. It was with this mandate that our delegation went to Riyadh,
      Ukrainska Pravda
      he commented
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      Dmitry Peskov
      This is primarily about the safety of navigation,
      Reuters
      Peskov said, when asked what the Black Sea deal amounted to
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      Dmitry Peskov
      There is indeed a common understanding here,
      Reuters
      Peskov said